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MimicJar

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  • Not over it

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  • It's deceptively worded, because it kinda happened (at least according to Clarke).

    From https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/19/game-thrones-finale-interview-emilia-clarke/

    "What, what, what, WHAT!?" the actress recalls thinking. "Because it comes out of f—king nowhere. I'm flabbergasted. Absolutely never saw that coming."

    "I cried," Clarke says. "And I went for a walk. I walked out of the house and took my keys and phone and walked back with blisters on my feet. I didn't come back for five hours. I'm like, 'How am I going to do this?'"

    She never says she dislikes the script and makes it clear that she found the story surprising and emotional. Which is true, the story is surprising (not in a good way, but it is surprising) and for her character it is full of emotion.

  • [Discussion] Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 & 3 - Series Finale

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  • I agree with basically everything you said.

    For the age discrepancies, I think they pushed them so young for so long I couldn't see them ever as aging up. The "adult" older kids scene just felt so weird.

  • Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards - X’s deepfake porn feature clearly violates app store guidelines. Why won’t Apple and Google pull it?

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  • Why won't Apple and Google pull it?

    Google will pull it as soon as Apple does, they're a follower not a leader.

  • Translation: Traitor of the fatherland.

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  • Like smothering a loved one with a pillow.

  • Translation: Traitor of the fatherland.

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  • You also get to salute the spaghetti as it lowers itself into the pot.

  • The Naked Gun (2025) writers seem to be Trekkies

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  • While not a credited writer on the final film, the film was produced by and the first draft was written by Seth MacFarlane, who is a huge Trekkie.

  • Television's Best Shows and New Seasons of 2025 Vote Results

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  • It is but if Natasha Lyonne wasn't returning it would have been a whole different show. That being said if Rian Johnson and Peter Dinklage want to make a show together, I'm interested.

  • macOS Tahoe icons do what Apple said designers should never do

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  • That article is a great read. I was convinced few paragraphs in and it just kept going. Icons in menus could work, but if you're going to do it wrong, very wrong and just lazily, don't do it at all.

  • Emmys: TV Academy Introduces Legacy Award to Celebrate Shows That Have Made a “Profound and Lasting Impact”

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  • It also says "Franchise properties must be considered as a whole and awarded as such." So would "Star Trek" as a whole just be one nominee?

    The article mentions "All in the Family" would qualify, does that include "The Jeffersons" as part of the franchise?

  • My apartment building gives me free water but I pay for electricity. What if I run the faucet nonstop and rig up a hydro turbine in my bathtub to generate my power from it?

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  • I feel pretty confident they were in the shower when they thought about this question.

  • I did not care for the Godfather

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  • That's why I find it important to look at both critic and user reviews. If they agree, they're probably right. If they disagree things get interesting.

    If critics liked it, but audiences disliked it, it's probably technically good but boring. If critics disliked it, but audiences liked it, it's probably kinda bad but exciting.

    Both are also affected by social media, especially user scores, so if "the Internet" hates/loves something if can be unfairly inflated/deflated.

    New, but not brand new, films also usually have a more accurate score. I enjoyed The Godfather, so I would rate it positively, but if I didn't like it I'm probably not rating it at all. I saw it X years ago and unless it was absolutely terrible or I have a vivid memory of disliking it, I'm just going to ignore it.

  • save water.

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  • The one in the bathroom or any sink?

  • [Discussion] Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 & 3 - Series Finale

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  • I really loved the scene where Joyce was hacking off Vecna’s head

    There was a moment a few scenes before where I noticed just how big Joyce's axe was. It was a Chekhov's Axe moment for me where I was left wondering just how she was going to use it. I completely agree that Joyce walking up to Vecna and hacking away at his head was just perfect. He'd caused Joyce so much pain I'm glad she got a moment to shine.

  • [Discussion] Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 & 3 - Series Finale

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  • Another is, why isn't everyone under surveillance after they lost El?

    I mean they might be. But it's also 18 months later and they maybe have just have one dude on it. Or standard NSA listening to all their conversations or something.

    But honestly the original Hawkins experiment ultimately lead to a huge scandal (end of season 2 I think). Papa dies twice and is replaced at some point, but returns and dies. And of course this season is a whole quarantine and ultimately fails again. So this project has been funded at least three times and ultimately has nothing to show for it? At a certain point you just give up.

  • [Discussion] Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 & 3 - Series Finale

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  • I mean it was a bold choice to feature a character from a disliked backdoor pilot episode. The best thing to do would have been to just let everyone forget about it and move on. The decision to bring her back is odd, but if you've got a good reason then let's do it.

    But... It doesn't seem like they did.

    Like it's not your fault at all. You saw the previous episode she was in, the one with the psychic kids. I could blame you if that character was mentioned at all in season 3 or 4, but they weren't.

    This would be like referencing something Superhero Bob did. Remember that speech he gave Will?

    I don't ultimately hate the decision, it was just kinda meh.

  • [Discussion] Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 & 3 - Series Finale

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  • I mean that ending with Mike telling the I Believe story and the group putting their binders away was a huge emotional hit. Both because I didn't want it to end and because I think they gave El a great ending.

    We have to sit and wonder if El is really dead for a while, and then Mike has his moment at graduation where he figures out something, but we're not quite sure what.

    It hit hard. It hit good.

  • [Discussion] Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 & 3 - Series Finale

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  • I mean she was in season 2. It's just that she was in the weird one off worst rated episode.

    Bringing her back was a bold choice... I just don't think it worked.

  • [Discussion] Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 & 3 - Series Finale

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  • Re Russian Demogorgons.

    Really this is a season 4 question, but I assumed season 5 would explain it. How did the Demogorgons get to Russia? How did Hopper get to Russia? Did the Russian portal open into Hawkins?

    I need Dustin to explain.

  • [Discussion] Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 & 3 - Series Finale

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  • I rewatched the first four seasons as a lead up to season five and season five overall really did an excellent job wrapping everything up. I would happily (years from now) rewatch the entire series again.

    I think it helps that season 4 is both an excellent season with an excellent finale, but also sets up season 5.

  • [Discussion] Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 & 3 - Series Finale

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  • Especially Linda Hamilton.

    I think if the military was just that random dude who yelled at people, that might have worked. Even having a Linda Hamilton type that wasn't Linda Hamilton might have worked. But when you HAVE Linda Hamilton... Do something with her. Give her a storyline.